Metabolic Viral Host Properties

NCT ID: NCT00893308

Last Updated: 2009-05-12

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL

Brief Summary

Patients' metabolic properties may affect their immune response. This study aims to assess the effect of hosts' metabolic properties to viral infection.

Detailed Description

Blood samples were drawn from patients with Gaucher disease and healthy individuals, with and without HCV. Blood samples were tested for protein specific T cell proliferation, IFNg and IL-10 using ELISPOT assays, serum IFNg, IL-2, IL-6, IL-10 and IL-4 levels. FACS analysis was used for evaluation of lymphocytes subsets.

Conditions

HCV Infection

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• inform consent

Exclusion Criteria

• at patients request

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 80 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Hadassah Medical Organization

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Hadassah medical organization

Other Identifiers

481133- HMO-CTIL

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id